Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-05-07
A Deadly BrOncilo.

Two men with wide brimmed hats and weather -bronzed countenances sat in the Slurtevant house with a report CT for the MaiL aud EG reSS, smoking and talking. They were cattlemen and owned ranches in New Mexico and Colorado. They were talking of ranch liLe experience and the checllered ca- reer and sudden end of some of their cowboys. The ranchman from Colo rada, who had ouce visited the New Mexican, asked him if Greaser Pedro, the Mexican cowboy, who could ride any animal he could straddle, was still at his ranch.
 "So,' was the answer. ''He is dead. l will te. you about it. One day.. at a roundup. Grcascr Pedro was Dragging of his ability to ride any crea- ture on legs. He dashed about among the cowboys, throwing h.s lariat and cutting all sorts of didos on his horses back Finally one of the cowboys said: Say, Grea y,'-they always call him Greasy, y,-'l Il bet my lariat agin yourn ana pint of whisky thrown in yer can't rite that piebald hyoncho Gizzard Jim fetched here yesterday The bet was accepted by Pedro. The broncho was lassoed. and after several attempts saddle was buck led on him. All the cowboys mounted their horses Co follow up the Droncho if he ran and see the fun. The little animal looked sleepy-eyed and tucked its tail between its legs and lrotted around stiff -jointed. Vim one bound Pedro leapcd into the saddle and cried. let gor The cow boys gave a wild Comanche whoop and away dashed the sleepy-eyed broncho. Hr ran a quarter of mile in a dog gallop, the boys all keeping along and trying 10 frignten him. Then he chang ell his tactics. and began to run around in circle and buck. The greaser stuck to him li>e a leech, but the vio- lent bucking shook the color out of his face. The broncho had not taken his tail from between hs legs, and this gave the cowboys hope that he would yet throw the Mexican. Another run of twice the first distance and then a wild bucking spree, bat the rider seem- ed glued on the animals back Over half an hour had passed in this wild and exciting pastime, and it looked very much like the greaser would win the bet he broncho all at once seemed to gather new vitality and new strategy. He laid down and rolled over. but as soon as he regained his feet Pedro was in the saddle. A wild bucking dash forward and a sudden halt; then rearing up quickly the pie bald animal fell backward, full on the body of Pedro, who did not have time to jump oil and save his life. He roll ed over the Mexican and then got up ami turned an 1 looked at the figure on the "rOund as if he expected it to rise anl jump on his back again. But he didn rise, and lay there stone dead, his head alongside of cactus plant. That broncho kindo' smiled and rubbed his nose against his master, Gizzard Jim, who came up to catch him.
 Eve won. said the cowboy.
 "'You will have to divide with me, repliei Gizz ird Jim.
 Why will l?'
 Do SOa think have trained that brOnchD to fall back on Mexican greas- CTS without payP He fell back on two hal -nreeds last week al Sye Kntchen' 5 ranch and settled 'em. Kitchen id me or the jon. want pay for teach ing them tr1cks to him, do.
 ''G.zz ,rd Jim is making money in New Mexico by renting out tho trick br0ncho to ranch-Owners and cowboys who desire to get rid of greaserS. "- Ael0 lOrb MGt aHd Express.